But the hijackers in the plane Refused to communicate with the local police officials. They wanted to communicate with the officials in Delhi. But this communication couldn’t be effective. Captain Devi Sharan requested again to have the plane refueled. If it wasn’t refueled, the hijackers were threatening to attack the passengers. They would start killing the passengers. 5 minutes passed. 10 minutes. 15 minutes. No refueling was initiated.
Hijackers actually attacked a person, Satnam Singh. They used a knife to injure his neck. Once again, Captain Devi Sharan requested To refuel the plane immediately.
40 minutes pass like this. By 7:45 PM, the Crisis Management Group formulates a plan And gave orders to the Punjab Police. They decided to take advantage of the fuel tanker fuelling the plane to hide some officers of the Punjab Police. So that they could go and puncture the tires of the plane. With damaged tires, the plane would not be able to take off again.
